If there was not national security law, I was about to leave Hong Kong: Swiss businessman

“If there wasn’t national security law, I was about to leave Hong Kong.” When Swiss financial consultant Angelo Giuliano shared the reasons for choosing Hong Kong in the exclusive interview with GDToday, he highlighted the importance of the release of the national security law in 2020.

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To explore business opportunities and find an international environment for his young son, in 2018, Giuliano moved to Hong Kong. “It was a critical time,” he commented.

After the protests started in Hong Kong, Giuliano didn’t want to speak up because he thought it was China’s internal affair. However, violence made him feel that his life was being threatened and he had no more freedom of speech. And foreign interference has led some Hong Kong youngsters the wrong direction. Therefore, he chose to stand out to confront rioters in December, 2019.

Now, with the national security law and “patriots administering Hong Kong”, Giuliano is very positive about Hong Kong’s future. He said, “There will be stability and more freedom. And remember it is within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area, which is going to be amazing.”

April 15th marks the National Security Education Day. An opening ceremony of National Security Education Day was held in Hong Kong Special Administration Region in the morning which kicked off a series of activities to mark its first celebration since the implementation of the national security law.

Reporter | Hannah

Video editing | Xu Xiaoxin

Editor | Keane, Jerry